Spring-wheel.



'- wheel spokes.

1,029,867. SIR.ING\VHICEL. FREDERICK lloxiom'a, Kenosha, lVis. Filed Apr. 11, 1911. Serial No. 620,431.

To all whom it may concern.' lle it known thatl I, FREDERICK I-loMoLYA,

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Kenosha, in the county of Kenosha and lqtate of lVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring- Wheels, of which the following is a speciflcation.

lt. is the object of the present invention to l provide an improved vehicle wheel of that type embodying resilient spokes as the cnshinning elements` and thc invention aims priinarily to provide. novel means for so securing the outer ends of the spring spokes to the rim of the wheel as to prevent snapping of the spokes at their points of attachment', and also to hold them against. lateral displacement.

further aim of the invention is to provide novel means for bracing the connection f ofthe spokes at their inner ends to the wheel hub, so that should the vehicle supported bv the wheels be suddenly started or stopped,-? the. spokes ivill not he liable to be snapped otl` at their said inner ends.

'lhe invention also aims to provide a novel i rim for awheel of this type which will render tho wheel comparatively noiseless in travel.

For a fiill iinderstainling of the invent-ion preference is to be had to the followingr description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a view iii side elevation of ii vehicle wheel constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. Q is a detail seetional view through a iortion of the wheel rim and the outer ents of several of the Fig. Il is a .similar view; through a portion of the wheel hub4 and the.i inner ends of several of the spokes. Figi l l l .g 4 is a detail sectional view on the line 4 1 i of Fig. 1.

Fi i. 5 line ."i-B of Fig. 1.

(.ft'irrespondiiigr and like parts are referred is a similar view on the;

. to in the following description and indicated iii all the views of the accompanying drawing, b v the same reference characters.

ln the drawing, the hiib of the wheel is indicated by the numeral l and may be of 'any desired form, it being, however, formed with threaded sockets 2. I

The spokes of the wheel are indicated hv the numeral 3 and are of spring metal and are preferably of greater width'than thickness. Each of the spokes at its inner endis reduced to form a stud 4 which is thread-V ed and the formation of this stud results in l a relatively wide-shoulder 6 which, where l the stud is threaded into its socket in the wheel hub, bears against thc periphery of' the hub and reinforces the engagement of` i the stud in its socket so that the stud will not he liable to snap when power is suddenly applied to the hub or the axle upon which it. g is mounted. Throughout the greater porf, E tion of their length, the spokes extend radi-v ally from the hub, but their outer portions i, i are formed thinner than their first men-'fl tioned portions and are bowed, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and indicated byff the nniiieral 7. The spokes are secured at l their bowed oiiter ends to the rim of the i wheel in a manner which will be presently i explained.

'l`he numeral 8 indicates the inner rim of the wheel, 9 the outer rim thereof, and 10 :i fellv of wood or other fibrous material. thef .said felly being dis iosed between the rims S and 9 and .secured in place b v means of' bolts" 11 which are. secured through the two rims, the felly` and the oii'tei' end of the spokes 3, as is clearly shown in Fig. .2 of the drawing. At4 this vpoint it inav be remarked that the purpose of the elly 10 is to strengthen the rims 8 and 9 and to render the travel 0f the wheel over rough surfaces practically noiseless. The inner riiii 8 is formed with a number of sockets 1Q. one located inwardly of the point. of engagement. of each bolt 11 through the rim, and .studs 13 which are formed or seciired'upon the spokes 8, inwardly of the point of engageini-nt of the bolts il therethrough, .scat in the .sockets` IL and .serve ellectiialllv to prcieiit lateral displacrnient4 of the spokes and to iclicrc the securing bolts ll of strain. g \\"ithoiit. the provision of the studs 12' seatiiiti in the sockets ll. there. would be a tendcin-v upon sudden starting or stopping of thcvehiele` supported by the. wheels, for the spokes to snap oll` :it the point of passage of the bolts ll therethrough, or for tbc4 bolts to be shi-tired oil.

lii order to prevent snapi'iing of the .spokes at their inner ends` and to assist the .studs 11S iii holding the spokes against lateral displacement, diie to any tendency of the studs 't to iiiisercw from the sockets 2, there are provided riiigs'ttnvliich are disposed af'ainst opposite sides of the spokes .spared from ainl concentric.with respect to the hub 1, as. clearly shown in Figs. t and 3 of the drawing` and these rings are formed iii theiirteqimvsige sides .with notches .1a receiving the spokes. Bolts lt' arel secured through the rings 14 lwtween` certain of thi spokes 8 and the s iokes are iu this iiiiiiiiiei .sccurelv braced and held properly spaced a their inner ends. 'lhe spokes, being rec tangiihir in cross-sectioiiaiid cont-ined by th i' walls of the notches 1? iii the two rings 1-1 they-marieell`cetually held against turning r the wheels` is suddenly started or stopped.,

due to any tendency of their studs 4 to unserew from the sockets 9. Also, as before stated, the provision of the rines 14 serves to prevent snapping of LhepOTces at their inner ends when the vehicle supported by llaving thus described the invention what is claimed as new is l l...ln a vehicle wheel, a huh, a rim` resilient spokes` secured at their inner ends to the huh and disposed at their `outer ends against the rim` bolts secured through the run und the outer ends of the spokes, the rini being formed with sockets and studs upon the spokes. inwardly of the bolts, seating in the .said sockets.

2. ln a vehicle wheel, a huh, a rim, said huh heilig provided with threaded sockets, spokes having reduced threaded inner ends Iitted in said sockets, the said s mkes being secured at their outer ends to tlie rilu and It being rectangular in cross-section, rings dis it posed againstr opposing sidesl of the spokes and concentric to the huh and spaced therefrom and formed with rectangular notches receiving the spokes, and means securing the rings together between the spokes.

ln testimony whereof, l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK HOMOLYA.A l

Witnesses:

Joux P. SCHUH, Hmm' W. BmNnMANN. 

